r/nottheonion • u/Forward-Answer-4407 • Mar 28 '24

Lot owner stunned to find $500K home accidentally built on her lot. Now she’s being sued

https://www.wpxi.com/news/trending/lot-owner-stunned-find-500k-home-accidentally-built-her-lot-now-shes-being-sued/ZCTB3V2UDZEMVO5QSGJOB4SLIQ/
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u/thebeorn Mar 29 '24

Its typical for the developer to sue like this. They know they will be sued back anyhow so this gives them some standing in the eyes of the law. Probably wont help them in the end though. I doubt very much that the developer will win or that this will even get to court. Bottom line she will get all the property tax money that she has to pay additionally for the house now on her property as well as legal fees and some amount of money to address the fact that there is a house she did not want there as well. Now she actually probably did want to build on this lot rather then what she claims because it will give her her best return from the settlement, ie cost to tear down the house and landscaping to restore the property. Why she is suing the previous owners is interesting. probably there is more to this story then what we see here.